Former Purdue star Short hopes Senior Bowl play answers NFL questions

12:16 AM,
Jan. 29, 2013

North defensive tackle Kawann Short of Purdue runs on to the field before last Saturday's Senior Bowl.

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As soon as Saturday's Senior Bowl ended, Kawann Short was in the process of mingling when the ex-Purdue standout defensive tackle was needed in another location. ¶ "I was shaking hands and the next thing I know I'm getting pulled by one of the guys who was telling me I was getting an award," Short said Monday. "They said, 'you gotta go.' "

Short's performance at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala., earned the East Chicago native the Most Outstanding Player on the North, which lost to the South 21-16 in the annual all-star game.

Already considered a possible late first-round selection, analysts ...